BewilderBeasts!
with: Melissa McCue-McGrath
Join Melissa as she dives deep into the weirdest, funniest, sciency-est ways in which animals intersect at humanity. How is a horse responsible for the FDA? How did fish farts nearly cause bombs to fly between Russia and Sweden? How did a pigeon save 194 soldiers in wartime? Why are honey bees trained to find unexploded landmines in Croatia? Let's find out on BewilderBeasts - where animals intersect at humanity!
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Ep 58: FATS G (Frog Rescue Service)
In Australia there is a rescue service for frogs who get trapped in produce that saves upwards of 1500 frogs every single year. We also meet Tony the ...
Ep 57: All About That Bass (Robofish)
This week we talk about the effects of invasive species and how robotic fish employing scare tactics as invasive species birth control, another robot ...
Ep 56: Put the Rap Battling Horse Skull Back In Christmas, Where It Belongs
Let's go to Wales, a country where they are trying to put the call-and-response singing horse skull back in Christmas, where it belongs. This is ...
BONUS: A Very Merry DIY Bird Hoarding Kit
How much would the 12 days of Christmas cost someone today? How many birds is the True Love gifting? And where is the recipient going to put 224 birds...
Ep 55: Julia Child, The CIA, and Shark Repellent Cakes
Julia Child was rejected from the army in WW2, so she got in on the ground-floor of the CIA, whipping up her first ever recipe: Shark Repellent Cakes....
Ep 54: Ho, Ho, Reindoes!
This week, Melissa explains how we know Santa's sleigh is pulled by 8 reinDOEs who can see predators urine (that's not in the movie!), how s...
Bonus: Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins (With Dr. Oné R. Pagán)
This is a recording of Oné R. Pagán's book launch for "Drunk Flies and Stoned Dolphins" where a tipsy Melissa asks him about cocaine ad...
Ep 53: Who's Your Daddy?
Melissa addresses sex changing animals who can do it all, condors who have had enough of their male cage mates, lesbian lizards, proposes a Finding Ne...
Ep 52: Five Deer
Trigger warning: Today's episode discusses genocide, the dark truth behind America's most gluttonous holiday. Why you should be eating eel a...
Ep 51: Africanimals
This week, Melissa has a special announcement and revisit of three African animal stories for the History Class of RSU 40 in Waldoboro, Maine. #GoPant...
Ep 50: Arson Pigeon Revenge (Olga of Kiev)
In this 50th episode, we meet Olga of Kiev, a PATRON SAINT who murdered a lot of people using earth, wind, fire, ale and homing pigeons. She inspired ...
Ep 49: Revenge of the Shaggy Pants
Today Melissa takes a series of shallow dives into more royalty who were killed by hubris which changed the world forever, and has some fun with the ...
Ep 48: The Story Of Room 8
Today, there is a sign that says no pets allowed on the fence surrounding Elysian Heights Elementary - but the very foundation of this school's c...
Ep 47: The Sheep in The Clouds
In 1783 a duck, a rooster and a sheep named Montauciel were heading straight for the sky. How does their unlikely story change lead to three Billionai...
Ep 46: Housetraining Heiffers
Why scientists are looking to potty train 1 billion cows to combat a growing acid rain crisis. **************Resources on The Moo Loo:USGS.govThe Guar...